Tips for Air Travel with Young Kids – Part 2

I am back this week for 5 more tips for air travel with young kids! We recently took our two kids (ages 4 and 1) on a plane trip to see my parents in Florida. I followed my tips from last week’s post with five tips for air travel with young kids and the five […]

Tips for Air Travel with Young Kids – Part 1

Air travel with young kids isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a stressful experience for everyone involved – the parents, the kids, the strangers traveling with you. I generally try to avoid stressful situations, but sometimes you can’t avoid air travel with young kids. My situation involves unavoidable air travel with young kids. I […]

An Easy Way to Celebrate Lent

With Wednesday being Ash Wednesday, we have now entered into the season of Lent. For Christians, Lent is a time of prayer and preparation ahead of Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice on Good Friday. What this looks like for each Christian depends largely on the denomination of Christianity to which he or she belongs. My story For […]

The Secret to a Stress-Free Valentine’s Day Date

What’s a foolproof way to have a stress-free date on Valentine’s Day? STAY HOME! Going out on a fancy date on Valentine’s Day is stressful. You have to have it together way in advance so you can get the reservation you want. If you have kids, you have to arrange childcare. Then when the time […]

How to Manage School Valentines

It is February 3rd, do you know what your kids are taking to school on Valentine’s Day? I don’t know about where you live, but many of the stores around me are already moving on to Easter. It’s important to act now to get your kids’ school Valentines planned and purchased. You don’t want your […]

Tips to Get Your Kids Ready to Play in the Snow

I have learned that when it snows, kids want to go out and play in it. I say that I have learned this, because this is not something I really ever experienced myself. I grew up in the Sunshine State, where it hadn’t snowed since 1977. I did play in the snow a few times […]

How to Serve Soup to a Toddler

Winter demands soup. Especially when the temperature hasn’t crossed the frozen threshold in over a week. But when you’re feeding a toddler, the idea of serving soup can be terrifying. I’m talking scarier than the monster under your 4-year-old’s bed. Soup is easy to slop, drip, rub, fling, and hurl – all of which toddlers […]

Low-Effort Ways for Moms to Move More

Are you a mom of young children? Do you want to move more in 2024? In my post a couple of weeks ago about how to make a resolution that lasts in 2024, I mentioned that my 2023 resolution was a smashing success. I wanted another successful resolution year, so I really thought about something […]

Tips to Relieve Dry Winter Skin

Show of hands: who is experiencing dry winter skin? When I picked up my son from preschool yesterday, his teacher remarked on just how dry all the kids are recently. My son has an angry patch on his cheek, and some of his classmates raced up to show me their crusty hands and elbows. They […]

How to Set a Resolution That Lasts in 2024

Looking to start off 2024 on the right foot with a resolution? Want it to last longer than 6 weeks? I’ve got 6 facets to consider for a resolution that lasts throughout the year. I was never a resolution person until I had kids. I was pretty happy with my self-discipline and I didn’t feel […]